The Weekly Update Archive: Federal Updates

January 16, 2026

Federal Friday Department of Education: U.S. Department of Education Reaches Consensus on Historic New Accountability Framework and Concludes Higher Education Reform Rulemaking Sessions Department of Education: Secretary McMahon’s Speech Outside of Supreme Court as Justices Hear Landmark Title IX Cases Department of Education: U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights Initiates 18 Title IX […]

January 9, 2026

Federal Friday Department of Education: U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon Statement on the Office of Legal Counsel’s Opinion on the Constitutionality of Race-Based Higher Education Grant Programs Department of Justice: Constitutionality of Race-Based Department of Education Programs Select Committee on the CCP: Investigation Reveals Energy Department Collaborated with China’s Military on Research USCIS: Making […]

December 19, 2025

Federal Friday Holiday Update The Federal Friday e-news will be on hiatus over the next two weeks and resume normal publication on January 9, 2026. During this time, any updates will be shared as appropriate with the UW University Liaisons. House Committee on Education and Workforce: Walberg Presses MIT about Recent Antisemitism on Campus White […]

December 12, 2025

Federal Friday  Department of Education: U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Labor Celebrate Successful Implementation of Workforce Development Partnership Office of Management and Budget: M-26-03 President’s Management Agenda Federal Student Aid: (GENERAL-25-45) FSA Partner Connect –E-App Enhancements Planned for December 2025 (Updated Dec. 8, 2025) Department of Education: U.S. Department of Education Launches […]

December 5, 2025

Federal Friday  Department of Justice: The United States Announces Agreement with Northwestern University Department of Education: Secretary McMahon Statement on Northwestern University Deal Northwestern University: Agreement with Federal Government to Restore Northwestern Research Funding Department of Education: U.S. Department of Education Announces New and Improved Portal for Universities to Report Foreign Funding Senate HELP Committee: […]

November 21, 2025

Federal Friday  Secretary McMahon: McMahon: The shutdown proved just how little the Department of Education will be missed USCIS: DHS Strengthens Integrity in Nation’s Immigration System, Returns to Commonsense Legal Immigration Levels Department of Education: U.S. Department of Education Announces Six New Agency Partnerships to Break Up Federal Bureaucracy Department of Education: U.S. Secretary of […]

November 14, 2025

Federal Friday  Cornell University: An agreement to restore Cornell’s federal research funding Full Agreement House Judiciary Committee: Report: Illegal Racial Discrimination in Faculty Hiring at George Mason University Under the Direction of President Gregory Washington House Select Committee on the CCP: Moolenaar to Columbia University: Cut Ties with CCP-backed Exchange Programs Department of Education: U.S. […]

November 7, 2025

Federal Friday  Office of Management and Budget: M-25-36 Streamlining the Review of Deregulatory Actions (October 21, 2025) Negotiated Rulemaking Update On November 6, 2025, the Department of Education announced the conclusion of the agency’s negotiated rulemaking session. The Reimagining and Improving Student Education (RISE) Committee reached consensus on changes to federal student loans stemming from H.R.1 –  […]

October 31, 2025

Federal Friday  Department of Education: U.S. Department of Education Announces Final Rule on Public Service Loan Forgiveness to Protect American Taxpayers Government Funding Updates At present, efforts to reopen the government remain stalled and without a clear off-ramp. This week, the House of Representatives remained in recess, but members could be called back to DC […]

October 24, 2025

Federal Friday  U.S. Customs and Immigration Services: Presidential Proclamation on Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers U.S. Customs and Immigration Services: H-1B Specialty Occupations U.S. Department of Justice: The Justice Department Announces Agreement with University of Virginia University of Virginia: Interim President Paul Mahoney’s message to the University community on UVA’s agreement with the […]